‘Forever chemicals’ contamination at Defense Department sites threatens Chesapeake Bay fish
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PEER | August 11, 2021
“A 2020 study by the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found 36 PFAS compounds in rockfish, oysters and crabs harvested from Cornfield Harbor in the Potomac River and from St. Inigoes Creek in Saint Mary’s County, near the Patuxent River Naval Air ...
New Studies Show PFAS in Artificial Grass Blades and Backing
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PEER | October 29, 2019
In July, the Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged that synthetic turf contains toxic chemicals, some of which are known to cause cancer. The EPA report was not a formal risk assessment and did not address the potential harm. PEER and the Ecology Center tested eight different ...